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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Everyman.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How concerned is Everyman about death?
(a) Very much
(b) He thinks of little else
(c) He doesn’t know he should be concerned
(d) Not at all

2. Who is the first to leave Everyman when he is ready for his reckoning?
(a) Strength
(b) Confession
(c) Five Wits
(d) Beauty

3. Why is Adam important in this play?
(a) He made the original sin
(b) He bargained with the Devil
(c) He knew God
(d) He is the father of all mankind

4. Which century was this play written?
(a) The 14th
(b) The 15th
(c) The 16th
(d) The 13th

5. Who does Death say Everyman will have to answer to?
(a) God
(b) Good Deeds
(c) Himself
(d) Adam

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the messenger talk to at the beginning of the play?

2. Who created sin, according to this play?

3. Who makes way for Everyman when he dies?

4. How is wealth described at the end of the book?

5. What causes men to not want to sin anymore?

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